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Nationally, no party commands strong majority support as South Africa heads into coalition territory ahead of the November Local Government Elections | SA News

Since 1994, the political scene in South Africa was undoubtedly dominated by the ANC. The party dominated Parliament, national, provincial and most of the local governments in the country for most of the democratic era. The biggest change was brought about when the ANC lost its majority in the 2024 National Election for the first time since 1994. This year surveys are showing a continuing decline in support for the ruling party, while no single party currently commands strong majority support across the country ahead of the November Local Government Elections (LGE2026).

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